Subheading · Chapter 54 · Heading 5407

5407.30

5407.30: Fabrics specified in note 9 to Section XI

5407.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5407, woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, chapter 54.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5407 30 00 00 Fabrics specified in note 9 to section xi 8%m²
  2. 5407 30 00 10 Open mesh fabric made of thermally cross-bonded filaments of a polyolefin, with a density of 0.94 g/cm³ or more, with: -a weight of 21 g/m² or more but not more than 24 g/m², -a width of 560 mm or more but not more than 1 200 mm, -a thickness of 100 µm or more but not more than 120 µm, -an elongation at break of not more than 20% (astm d5034, machine direction), -an elongation at break of not more than 22% (astm d5034, cross direction), -with a stretch of not more than 100 n /5 cm (astm d882, machine direction), and -with a stretch of not more than 130 n /5 cm (astm d882, cross direction) 8%m²
  3. 5407 30 00 90 Other 8%m²

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 3

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
  • Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2018/1249
    Documents
    • C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate

Import requirements 4

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y084 Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 16i (1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—8%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia 6.4%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£7.4m+14.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£47.65 per kg
Jan 2024: £546kFeb 2024: £1mMar 2024: £729kApr 2024: £1.6mMay 2024: £1.5mJun 2024: £357kJul 2024: £955kAug 2024: £609kSept 2024: £219kOct 2024: £938kNov 2024: £270kDec 2024: £614kJan 2025: £278kFeb 2025: £738kMar 2025: £937kApr 2025: £565kMay 2025: £140kJun 2025: £660kJul 2025: £704kAug 2025: £375kSept 2025: £868kOct 2025: £367kNov 2025: £631kDec 2025: £1.3mJan 2026: £6kFeb 2026: £289kMar 2026: £1.1mApr 2026: £300kMay 2026: £567kJun 2026: £546kJul 2026: £696kAug 2026: £688k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Netherlands £6.9m 94.4% +22.1%
Italy £229k 3.1% +109.1%
Türkiye £47k 0.6% +68.9%
China £42k 0.6% -48.2%
India £28k 0.4% -41.5%
France £24k 0.3% +9.6%
United States £23k 0.3% -21.9%
Belgium £9k 0.1% -96.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

5407.30 · US$123m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$33.1kUS$33.1k+US$251.4k+US$6.7m+> US$9.1m

Exports: 74
  1. Netherlands: US$38.1m
  2. China: US$20.3m
  3. United States: US$9.1m
  4. Taiwan: US$8.1m
  5. Germany: US$8.1m
  6. Italy: US$7.6m
  7. Belgium: US$6.7m
  8. France: US$5m
  9. India: US$4.4m
  10. United Kingdom: US$2.8m
  11. Thailand: US$2.7m
  12. Israel: US$2.3m
  13. Türkiye: US$1.4m
  14. Spain: US$1.3m
  15. Egypt: US$1.3m
  16. Japan: US$1.2m
  17. South Korea: US$519k
  18. Austria: US$251.4k
  19. Canada: US$178.5k
  20. Denmark: US$133.5k
  21. Poland: US$132.9k
  22. Indonesia: US$127.2k
  23. Portugal: US$127.2k
  24. Hong Kong SAR China: US$127k
  25. Sweden: US$90.6k
  26. South Africa: US$87.1k
  27. Mexico: US$71.5k
  28. Brazil: US$69.8k
  29. Romania: US$67.8k
  30. Ukraine: US$66.7k
  31. Bangladesh: US$53.4k
  32. Czechia: US$36.5k
  33. Switzerland: US$35.6k
  34. Croatia: US$34.4k
  35. Singapore: US$33.1k
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$27.2k
  37. Greece: US$27.1k
  38. Pakistan: US$26.6k
  39. Hungary: US$25.2k
  40. Colombia: US$13.8k
  41. Tanzania: US$10.8k
  42. Australia: US$9.1k
  43. Saudi Arabia: US$8.1k
  44. Chile: US$8k
  45. Malaysia: US$7.2k
  46. Lithuania: US$6.8k
  47. Iran: US$6.2k
  48. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$6k
  49. Slovakia: US$5.2k
  50. Ireland: US$4k
  51. Norway: US$3.5k
  52. Kazakhstan: US$2.3k
  53. Uzbekistan: US$1.9k
  54. New Zealand: US$1.6k
  55. Tokelau: US$1.6k
  56. Slovenia: US$1.5k
  57. Vietnam: US$1.3k
  58. Iraq: US$700
  59. Russia: US$500
  60. Ecuador: US$300

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$38.1m 31%
2 China US$20.3m 16.5%
3 United States US$9.1m 7.4%
4 Taiwan US$8.1m 6.6%
5 Germany US$8.1m 6.6%
6 Italy US$7.6m 6.2%
7 Belgium US$6.7m 5.5%
8 France US$5m 4.1%
9 India US$4.4m 3.5%
10 United Kingdom US$2.8m 2.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United Kingdom US$11.9m 9.6%
2 Poland US$6.9m 5.6%
3 South Korea US$6.8m 5.5%
4 Germany US$6.2m 5%
5 Türkiye US$6m 4.8%
6 Netherlands US$5.8m 4.7%
7 Belgium US$5.7m 4.7%
8 United States US$5.4m 4.4%
9 Vietnam US$4.4m 3.6%
10 Switzerland US$4.1m 3.3%

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 5407.30 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5407.30; the duty is 8%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £7.4m (up 14% on the year before), at an average of £47.65 per kg; Netherlands supplied 94%, followed by Italy.

World trade in these goods reached US$123m in 2024, down 10.8% on 2023.

The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 31% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for fabrics specified in note 9 to Section XI?

Fabrics specified in note 9 to Section XI fall under HS subheading 5407.30, part of heading 5407, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on fabrics specified in note 9 to Section XI in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5407.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on fabrics specified in note 9 to Section XI in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5407.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most fabrics specified in note 9 to Section XI?

The Netherlands, with US$38.1m in 2024 (31% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

173 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (94%), Italy (3%) and Türkiye (1%), out of total imports of £7.4m.